adequate enforcement

collocation in English

meaningsofadequateandenforcement

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adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
enough or satisfactory for a ...
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enforcement
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/
us
/ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/
the process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or ...
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(Definition ofadequateandenforcementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Acts are meaningless withoutadequateenforcement.
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Running through the discourse is the issue ofadequateenforcement.
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This would include the absence ofadequateenforcementmeasures.
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With that, one can getadequateenforcementby the police.
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Secondly, there is theadequateenforcementof the law.
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We know that there has to beadequateenforcement.
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However, he asked whether there will beadequateenforcementprocedures.
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Nothing can be more unfortunate than to pass legislation which is not capable ofadequateenforcement.
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The worst thing would be to raise expectations without providingadequateenforcement.
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The absence ofadequateenforcementprovisions will, in our view, lead to disaster sooner or later.
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It is certain, however, that withoutadequateenforcement, the provisions will fail.
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I am in correspondence with them to ensure that there isadequateenforcementon the motorway.
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Secondly, we must build up and maintainadequateenforcementof conservation.
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Local planning authorities haveadequateenforcementpowers to remedy such uses in breach of planning control.
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If the hours are to be reduced, we must haveadequateenforcement.
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No legislation can be effective unless there areadequateenforcementprovisions and penalties for non-compliance.
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I think it is very important that there should beadequateenforcement.
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An additional need is foradequateenforcementof the requirements of orders and licences after importation.
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Secondly, there has never been an effective oradequateenforcementagency.
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Does he agree that there is no point in having good conservation measures if there is notadequateenforcement?
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It sees this as another unnecessary intrusion into its complex labour relations and its already sophisticated andadequateenforcementmachinery.
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Because employment is spread over a very large number of small and scattered units, however, statutory regulation is needed to secureadequateenforcement.
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It must be done properly, withadequateenforcementand inspections, either with a fee system or extra grants to ensure that local authorities are recompensed.
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We want to introduce the ticket system for obstruction because we believe that it is necessary if there is going to beadequateenforcement.
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When casino gaming was legalised in this country in 1960, noadequateenforcementmachinery was provided and things became very badly out of hand.
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